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Pattaya vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Pattaya is 9.2% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 40.6% more in Pattaya
Groceries: pay 17.4% more in Pattaya
Transportation: pay 78.1% more in Pattaya
Housing: pay 6.5% more in Pattaya
Childcare: pay 56.5% less in Pattaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% more in Pattaya
Clothing: pay 33.9% less in Pattaya

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Pattaya are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Pattaya. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Pattaya.

Pattaya vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pattaya instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 40.6% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Pattaya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$3.72 THB117.02	-11.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$8.84 THB277.93	+80.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$0.84 THB26.51	+75.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.36 THB11.38	+17.9%
Average			+40.6%

Beijing vs. Pattaya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.4% more for groceries

	Beijing	Pattaya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$1.39 THB43.76	-18.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$9.13 THB287.07	+22.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$6.89 THB216.61	+3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$2.26 THB70.94	+27.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$1.47 THB46.22	-4.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$1.43 THB45.06	+45.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.63 THB19.71	-18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.87 THB27.37	+8.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$0.76 THB23.75	+25.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.64 THB20.04	+82.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.48 THB15.15	+16.8%
Average			+17.4%

Beijing vs. Pattaya - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.1% more for transportation

	Beijing	Pattaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$4.97 THB156.26	+18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$20.47 THB643.62	-35.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$47,636.03 THB1,497,885.60	+161.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$12.41 THB390.07	+168.1%
Average			+78.1%

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pay 6.5% more for housing

	Beijing	Pattaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$18.64 THB586.09	+44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$546.21 THB17,175.19	-41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$359.20 THB11,294.82	-28.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$59.81 THB1,880.59	+52.3%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 56.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Pattaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$294.62 THB9,264.27	-58.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$10,544.43 THB331,563.22	-54.6%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Pattaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$2.33 THB73.14	+107.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$2.13 THB66.87	-26.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$4.65 THB146.28	+10.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$45.83 THB1,441.11	-20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$7.75 THB243.80	-7.8%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 33.9% less for clothing

	Beijing	Pattaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$30.19 THB949.18	-51.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$19.85 THB624.12	-45.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$92.65 THB2,913.37	+13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$50.86 THB1,599.30	-51.8%
Average			-33.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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